"Ikebana means experiencing life in the flowers," says Tina Wong, president of Ikebana International, Toronto chapter.
At Momiji Health Care Society, Nature's Beauty Show displayed the best of ikebana and bonsai that the city has to offer. There were demonstrations on bonsai and ikebana as well...

Kei Nishikori wins the first medal for Japan in tennis in nearly 100 years. The last time the country won a medal in tennis was Ichiya Kumagai in the 1920 games in Antwerp, Belgium. Photo credit: TheGonza, Wikimedia commons.
"I didn't know what to do from 5-2, I got a bit tired, and he started playing...

August 11, 2016 marked the first ever Mountain Day in Japan. Photo Courtesy: Pixabay
Other national holidays also pay homage to very specific things, these include Coming of Age Day in January, Greenery Day in May, Marine Day in July and Respect for the Aged Day in September.
Japanese lawmakers...

Pop artist Clara Venice will be headlining her own tour and leading music workshops in Tokyo. Photo credit: Katherine Holland.
For Venice, who wears Hello Kitty tights, flower crowns and pastel-coloured wigs this is a dream come true. She says her love for all things kawaii first started with a...

Emperor Akihito released a video message Monday, which suggests that he might renounce the throne. Photo courtesy: United States Marine Corps.
"I am already 80 years old, and fortunately, I am now in good health. However, when I consider that my fitness level is gradually declining, I am worried...

'When I Was Most Beautiful' director Haruhiko Arai, left, and producer Akira Morishige, right, at the screening of the film. Photo credit: Leon Balaban.
Haruhiko Arai is an award winning Japanese screenwriter, director and editor of Eiga Geijutsu magazine, who has worked in Japan's independent...

From left to right: Aki Takabatake, Toronto Japanese Film Festival co-programmer, director Hiroaki Matsuyama, Toronto Japanese Film Festival organizer James Heron and his wife at the 'Nobunaga Concerto' screening. Photo credit: Leon Balaban.
Hiroaki Matsuyama is no stranger to the story of Oda Nobunaga,...

North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile into Japanese territory on Wednesday, causing the United Nations to quickly launch into action.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Pyongyang's actions "a serious threat to Japan's security" and "an unforgivable act of violence," in a statement...

"We are genki," says Sarah Campeau, a Japan English Teacher (JET) who will soon be teaching in Nara-ken, Japan. Campeau is part of a group of 185 JETs leaving Canada this year to participate in the program.
Over 185 Canadian JETs will be travelling to the country this year, joining over 1800 teachers...